Improvement in horse-collars



L.B.KBNNEY. HORSE OOLLAR.

No. 105,580. Patented July 19, 1870.

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LESTER B. KENNEY, or CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN.

' 'Letten'Putent No. 105,580, dated July 19, 1870.

mnov mm m EORSE-COLLARS:

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

Tealhchom it may concern Be it known that I, LESTER B. KENNEY, of Charlotte, in the county of'Eaton and State of Michigan, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Collars; and do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to theletters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this-;specification.

The nature-of my'invention consists in the con struction and arrangementof a. coupling attached to the lower end of ho1's'e=collars, as will hehereinafter fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same,

, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation,referring to the annexed drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a front view ofa horse-collar with my coupling-attachment, and

Figure 2 is an enlarged view, part in section, of the coupling.

Av represents a horse collar, made in anyofthc .known and usual ways,wholeor connected at the top,

and open at the lower end.

At each end of the collar A is attached a casting,

B, formed in two pieces, means of screws or bolts.

At the inner end of each casting are fork-shaped steel springs, C O,which extend upward around the and secured together by the collar.

By pressing upon the knob H, which is attached to or connected with theinner -end' of the lever E, the hook a is withdrawn from the bar D,allowing the collar to be opened.

Having thus fully described my invention,

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is a Theforked springs O 0, connected to the castings B B, said castings beingprovided with the catching devices for connecting the substantially asset forth. r

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my handthis 3d day of May, 1870.

LESTER B. KENNEY.

parts of'the collar A, all

Witnesses:

HENRY A. SHAW, HENRY F. Psnnme'ron'.

